agitatedpotato

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[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

He could have done what hes trying to do now three years ago. Why did he wait until there were LESS democrats in office before trying?

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Oh then it's okay he didn't even try anything until he realized he was so unpopular people are asking him to step down.

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Good thing money is free and not held in majority by a small group of people already politically co-ordinated to only allow two options to you for the sake of pretending the US isn't a one party state.

Also if it was all about fundraising, Bernie would have been president, but it isnt about fundraising, its about who's funding you.

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Who's trying to restrain the genocide? Last I checked Biden says nice things then does nothing but send more weapons?

Doesn’t matter, that option is not one of the two choices.

This is the cause of voter apathy btw, when you tell people there's no way to stop genocide, they're not going to feel like they can effect change. And when voter apathy sets in democrats lose. Democrats know this, yet pursue political avenues that foster voter apathy. I live in a blue state, nothing I can do will save the Democrats from themselves.

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Hilarious when statistic are saying that of the voters getting apathetic they tend to be black and/or female. But stand on the name of those groups while you ignore how they're actually moving some more.

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Tell me what percentage of the country was able to cast a vote by march 12th, because it's not the majority. Most of us will never get a say before the primaries are over.

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

There's a difference between voting for an ideal candidate and not being able to vote for one materially supporting a genocide. "not funding genocide" isn't an ideal, it's a bare minimum. If not funding genocide is 'idealistic' to you, then I want no part of anything you're trying to sell and normalize.

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fascism is the reason we don't like fascism.

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago

Yeah this sounds like an execution.

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 62 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The eclipse crossed into Texas from Mexico and was bussed to Buffalo, New York using Texas state taxpayer money authorized by Greg Abbot. I saw the whole thing.

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

That phrase was never meant for center right democrats, it was only there to sheepdog those who demand candidates not beholden to the billionaire class. You can't "vote blue no matter who" those types, they'll vote republican because at the end of the day most of them belong to social classes not threatened by conservatism, 4 years is no skin off their back, they may even see their IRAs grow. We're nothing but a voting bloc to them, and that's why things like Malcolm X's quote on white moderates is so relatable to many non black progressives, both groups know what it's like to be only included in appearance and only spoken to when votes are needed. How many more black elected officials do we have now, and yet the Democrats still fail Black voters perennially. I would have to ignore 60 year of history to think the progressive cause would do better if (and that's a big if) we can get more of them elected. If there's a path forward through the democratic party, it's eluded the black community for long enough to see cop lynchings increase and I don't think 'progressive issues' like 'stop killing the environment before we all die' have the time necessary to go the same route that's been taken from Malcolm X to now.

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Food goes up 20%, Consumer electronics go down 20% and they'll call it zero inflation. Not an exact example but an illustration of why things dont feel right. The things you have to buy most often are rising faster than the luxuries. Education, Healthcare, Housing it's a similar story there.

 

Ahh the 67th Amendment

 
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